NUE: Integration of Nanotechnology into the ME curriculum via Energy Efficient Systems and Dynamic Structures

这个纳米技术工程本科教育（NUE）项目名为“NUE：内华达大学里诺分校（UNR）在梁锦强博士的指导下，将纳米技术整合到机械工程课程中，旨在通过自上而下的“以学习者为中心”的教学方法，培养21世纪的机械工程师，使他们能够应对纳米技术的新挑战，而第一步重要的是激发他们对技术的兴趣。实用的、易于关联的宏观应用，如航空航天结构、风能涡轮叶片和滑雪板，将被引入大二和大三的课程，技术工程挑战和提高这些应用功能的需求将被提出，然后与纳米技术提供的解决方案联系起来。为了进一步强化这些概念，将为进入高年级学习的学生开发一系列顶点水平的设计项目，其中包括基于纳米复合材料的风能涡轮机叶片和滑雪板，这些项目在前几年已经介绍过这些应用。

This Nanotechnology Undergraduate Education (NUE) in Engineering program entitled, "NUE: Integration of Nanotechnology into the ME curriculum via Energy Efficient Systems and Dynamic Structures",at the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR), under the direction of Dr. Kam K. Leang, aims to prepare 21st century mechanical engineers at UNR to meet the emerging challenges of nanotechnology using a new top-down 'learner-centered' pedagogical approach where the first important step is to excite them about the technology. Practical, easy-to-relate-to macro-scale applications such as aerospace structures, wind-energy turbine blades, and snow skis will be introduced into sophomore and junior-level courses, the technical engineering challenges and need for improving functionality of these applications will be presented and then linked to solutions offered by nanotechnology. To further reinforce the concepts, a suite of capstone-level design projects which includes nanocomposite-based wind-energy turbine blades and snow skis will be developed for students entering their senior year of study after being introduced to these applications in previous years.